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Cornelia de Lange syndrome: from molecular diagnosis to therapeutic approach.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2020
Sarogni Patrizia, Pallotta Maria M, Musio Antonio
Abstract excerpt
Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) is a severe genetic disorder characterised by multisystemic malformations. CdLS is due to pathogenetic variants in NIPBL, SMC1A, SMC3, RAD21 and HDAC8 genes which belong to the cohesin pathway. Cohesin plays a pivotal role in chromatid cohesion, gene expression, and DNA repair. In this review, we will discuss how perturbations in those biological processes contribute to CdLS...
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